I love the flick Inside Man

[jackangel]

Not only is it interesting (I'm not saying the plot is genius, but I don't think too deeply on such things, for the most part), but the dialogue is good. I like the actors (Denzel, Clive, Jodie, etc) too.

However, the thing I like most is that it's all filmed in areas that I'm familiar with. The footage is almost entirely in the side streets right near my office (you can even see a bit of my office building's Wall St facade).

Silly, but I get a kick out of small things like that.

To top it off, there's this popular Hindi song that plays at the beginning and end of the movie. Funny.

 

[Phaded]

very good flick.. denzel is prob. one of the best actors there is.. there is a scene on jon q that is just unbelieveable..

tom cruise is a better actor than him though..

 

[jackangel]

cruise > denzel?

i don't know about that, broheim. i gots respect for cruise, but...denzel commands respect. although i suppose it's about more than that. for example, you could say that cruise has done a greater variety of roles, perhaps? i think.

 

[Dial_tone]

awesome

 

[eat big]

Good flick.

There are plenty of good actors in Hollywood now. Denzel, Russell Crowe, Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Jake Gyllenhaal, DiCaprio, Seymour-Hoffman, Don Cheadle, Gael Garcia Bernal, and Paul Giamatti.

 

[jackangel]

one of the coolest things about the movie, imho, is that the script was written by a "first-timer." a smart dude, to be sure. i think he was a lawyer, or some shit, and obviously with talent, drive, and discernment enough to separate himself from the pack. and...maybe some luck.

nevertheless, the thought of someone achieving that kind of success with his first script (first that he sold, at least...i think...quite possibly not the first that he'd written) is heartening.

 

[Phaded]

cruise > denzel?

i don't know about that, broheim. i gots respect for cruise, but...denzel commands respect. although i suppose it's about more than that. for example, you could say that cruise has done a greater variety of roles, perhaps? i think.

cruise in magnolia scene where he is talken to his dying daddy.. amazing piece of acting right there..

 

[jackangel]

yeah, with jason robards. i don't recall the specifics, but i do remember being stoned and watching that scene. i actually remember being disturbed in an unusual way, because i was high and this dude's sickness hit home in an almost-physical way. old age + infirmity = wtf? imagine how that is going to suck.

 

[eat big]

one of the coolest things about the movie, imho, is that the script was written by a "first-timer." a smart dude, to be sure. i think he was a lawyer, or some shit, and obviously with talent, drive, and discernment enough to separate himself from the pack. and...maybe some luck.

nevertheless, the thought of someone achieving that kind of success with his first script (first that he sold, at least...i think...quite possibly not the first that he'd written) is heartening.

First time success stories are really common -- especially for scripts.

Michael Arndt won an Academy Award for Little Miss Sunshine.
Randal Wallace's first screenplay for a film was Braveheart.
Alan Ball's first screenplay for a film was American Beauty.
Charlie Kaufman is a fucking genius, plain and simple. First screenplay for a film was Being John Malkovich, then Adaptation, then Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

I'm not doing this to prove you wrong at all. Just show that so many people in Hollywood burst out of the gate with their careers and not many people notice this at all.

Sam Mendes, the first film he directed was American Beauty.

 

[the-short-one]

did you just watch it today on HBO? I did. twice. This morning and this evening. lol It's a damn good movie...and I like the music.

 

[jackangel]

worth pointing out, cool. i didn't know, or didn't remember, any of the facts you just mentioned. if i had the attention span of something other than a 14 year old girl, i'd settle down with one of my ideas (which are a dime a dozen, even good ones) and start/finish a script. even if it sucks, once you've got something down, then you can work on improving it. write, write, write.

 

[eat big]

worth pointing out, cool. i didn't know, or didn't remember, any of the facts you just mentioned. if i had the attention span of something other than a 14 year old girl, i'd settle down with one of my ideas (which are a dime a dozen, even good ones) and start/finish a script. even if it sucks, once you've got something down, then you can work on improving it. write, write, write.

See the thing about film I enjoy most is the writing. Great writing is really important to me. It can make or break the film. It's the foundation. Without it, you have nothing. This has been proven the many times when star-studded films have done absolutely awful because the writing is terrible and not even the stars can save the film.

James Dean is another interesting case in Hollywood history too. He did three movies in his career -- only three. Giant, Rebel Without A Cause, and East of Eden. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, both after he was already dead. Just about everyone has heard his name, but can't necessarily see his face. Talk about a legend.

 

[RottenWillow]

Inside Man? I cant quite place it. DW is a good actor though. Wasnt he in The Mighty Quinn?